For example, in a stud game with $2 and $4 betting limits and a $1 bring-in, a player with the action button must post $2 after the cards are dealt, the player with the low card must still pay the $1 bring-in, then when the betting reaches the player who posted the $2, he is required to leave it in as a raise of the bring-in (and has the option to raise further). In a seven-card stud high-low game, the action button is awarded to the winner of a scoop pot above a certain size, signifying that in the next pot, that player will be required to post an amount representing a completion of the bring-in to a full bet. See table stakes.Īction button A marker similar to a kill button, on which a player places an extra forced bet. Usually this term comes into play when figuring side pots when one or more players is all in. For example, if one player makes a $5 bet and three other players call, he is said to have $5 'in action', and to have received $15 worth of action on his bet. A bet, along with all the calls of that bet.I'll give you action or There's plenty of action in this game act To make a play (bet, call, raise, or fold) at the required time.
He's an a-b-c player.Īce-to-five, ace-to-six Methods of evaluating low hands. For example, the hand 8-6-3-2-A might be called an eight-six-a-b-c. A sequence of the lowest cards in a lowball game.
